Nation: Hawaii governor OKs same-sex marriage

HONOLULU - Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill Wednesday legalizing gay marriage in Hawaii, the state that kicked off a national discussion of the issue more than two decades ago.

The law allows gay couples living in Hawaii and tourists to marry in the state starting Dec. 2. Another 14 states and the District of Columbia already allow same-sex marriage.

SECRET SERVICE

2 agents removed from Obama team

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post says two U.S. Secret Service officers are under investigation and have been removed from President Barack Obama's detail following allegations of misconduct.

The Post says a senior supervisor who managed agents in Obama's detail allegedly tried to re-enter a woman's hotel room after accidentally leaving a bullet behind. The newspaper says a probe into that incident uncovered sexually suggestive emails the agent and another supervisor had sent to a female subordinate.

AIR FORCE

Officer acquitted of groping charge

WASHINGTON - An Air Force colonel charged with groping a woman in a drunken incident outside a bar near the Pentagon in May was acquitted by a Virginia jury Wednesday afternoon.

The charges against Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski were notable because he had been leading an Air Force program responsible for preventing sexual assault. Defense lawyers said the woman's account was inconsistent and they suggested Krusinski might have touched her by accident.